Sterling, IL : Motorcyclist dies in crash involving Whiteside County Sheriff's deputy on U.S. 30 at Emerson Road on Monday, July 25, 2016

A Whiteside County man died this week on his motorcycle as a result of a fatal crash involving a Whiteside County Sheriff's Office squad car.

William G. Damhoff, 58, of Morrison, Illinois, and Deputy Jeffrey A. Wunderlich, 33, were injured in the crash. Both were transported to CGH Hospital in Sterling, where Damhoff later died.

The Whiteside County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 10:22 p.m. Monday, contacted the Illinois State Police District 1 and requested assistance in handling a two-unit serious personal injury crash on U.S. 30 at Emerson Road involving a motorcycle and a squad car.

The ISP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene and the crash investigation is ongoing. The preliminary investigation indicates the squad car, driving by Wunderlich, was traveling east on U.S. 30 approaching Emerson Road. A motorcycle occupied by Damhoff was traveling west on U.S. 30 at Emerson Road.

Wunderlich allegedly attempted to make a left turn onto Emerson Road when the motorcycle struck the passenger side of the squad car. Wunderlich was issued a citation for failure to yield turning left. The crash investigation is continuing and there are no further details at this time.

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Motorcyclist dies in crash involving Whiteside County Sheriff's deputy